The NX in full electric mode is perfectly excellent to drive - it doesn’t feel pokey or limited in the slightest. It might have been different had I turned on the climate controls to heat the cabin, but I didn’t - I instead made do with heated seats and steering wheel, plus a thick sweater, and I found this eminently tolerable. Setting out from the starting point, I drove normally and as I typically would, and not once did the NX request to turn on the gas engine (unlike what a Lincoln Corsair tries to do). One nice thing about the Lexus is that it allows you to select your drive mode (EV only, hybrid mix, or even a battery-charging mode) and the car sticks to it. Indeed, I was successful in answering the question: How far can a Lexus NX 450h+ actually go on EV power alone with a full charge? The Results My test was performed on a recent chilly February day with an ambient temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit and some gusty tailwinds at my back for the eastbound half of the trip that became gusty headwinds for the westbound second half of the loop. Hypermiling activities are not allowed, however I keep up with traffic using regular acceleration and braking behavior. Tires are checked before launch, the gas tank is full, and the climate control is switched off this is a test to see how far the car can actually go, not a “real world” journey, so things that cause unnecessary load on the system are minimized. It consists of a mix of urban stop-and-go and higher-speed divided highway driving, and speeds are kept to 55 mph and under, always within 5 mph of the posted limit. My PHEV testing route is a simple one: a 50-mile loop from the Detroit bureau office in Ann Arbor, Mich., to Dearborn, Mich., and back. The Route 2022 Lexus NX 450h+ | photo by Aaron Bragman Price as tested for this 2022 NX 450h+ F Sport: $63,530 (all prices include destination), a price which has gone up for the 2023 model year a comparably optioned ‘23 version costs $64,800. An optional 6.6- kilowatt onboard charger makes quick work of recharging the NX 450h+ when using a 240-volt Level 2 charger DC fast charging is not an option, but given how you have a gas engine for longer trips, it’s not needed. In addition to the aforementioned 37 miles of EPA-rated electric range, the NX 450h+ is rated 36 mpg combined when operating as a hybrid. Its system output is 302 horsepower, and it can scoot the NX from 0-60 mph in just 6 seconds flat, according to Lexus. What we have here is a plug-in powertrain that combines a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, multiple electric motors and a lithium-ion battery pack. 2022 Lexus NX 450h+ | photo by Aaron BragmanĬompletely redesigned for the 2022 model year, we had our first spin in the NX way back in October of 2021, and while we were able to drive several versions of the NX (it has multiple available powertrains), our experience in the top 450h+ PHEV was limited due to the SUV’s battery being depleted by the time we were able to get some seat time in it.
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